Former investigator says key evidence in Scott Peterson trial was not 'properly investigated'
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- Bryan Spitulski, a former investigator from the Modesto Fire Department, speaks exclusively to ABC News about potential new evidence in the case involving the convicted murderer.
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You can't convince me that Scott is innocent.
That’s too bad. A lot of evidence was left out about others being involved. Plus the time stamp of 10:18 am was wrong. 7 ppl saw laci after 1045am The white burglar got caught ( on a recorded tape that disappeared) talking to his brother about Laci. Look up officer ponte.
@@jacbauer2411 Utter nonsense.
@@keithm9337 i said nothing wrong. I stated nothing but facts. If you don’t wanna be opened minded you should just stay quiet. We need open minded people that can clearly see it was major flaws and evidence that wasn’t presented that would’ve totally changed the defenses’ opinion.
@jacbauer2L411 Lt *Aponte* retracted his statement years ago and isn't interested in cooperating anymore.
@@sophie8394 anyone with a Brain knows that man wasn’t lyin. Officer Ponte knew what he heard. There is a cassette tape with that recorded call between 2 inmates.
his actions after she went missing kind of screamed that he knew she was not coming back
Exactly!!
Because that’s what media projected…
He told is GF on Dec9th, his wife was gone and he’d be celebrating Christmas alone.
Yup. I was 20 when this happened I remember this case, and there is so much evidence pointing it to being him. I can’t believe the innocence project is actually taking this case up.
@@MilaperadottiThe innocence project doesn’t take up cases on a whim to get people off on technicalities. There needs to be a strong case made to show that a wrongful conviction took place and evidence that potentially states that. The evidence against him was circumstantial and yes his behavior was not helping him. He was a selfish and unfaithful man towards his wife. That may not necessarily equate to murder. I say let this new evidence show what really happened. It could very well set in stone that he did it or the prosecution got it wrong.
I can't imagine the pain this is creating for Laci's family.
This monster keeps arguing his innocence and wants clemency while Laci’s family still mourns her and baby Connor.
Laci deserves justice and healing won't begin until the truth is out. Scott Peterson is innocent
@@furball192 innocent my ass
@devonvanwaus927 people like you are so deadset on Scott being guilty that even when evidence pointing to his innocence is presented to you, you still wont even entertain the thought that he may be innocent. With all the shady things the prosecution has done and all the evidence that leave more questions than answers, what will it take for people like you to at the very least follow all leads even if that means it leads to someone else committing the crime..
What will it take?
This burned out van if it comes back to having Lacis blood in it how would that not prove she was murdered by someone else.
People like you have a strong emotional reaction to this case.
They convict him simply off how they feel.
There is no evidence proving Scott did this crime.
In fact, there's evidence pointing to him being innocent everywhere.
The only thing this man is guilty of is cheating on his wife...
That makes him a shitty husband, not a murderer.
@@jenniferallen4420 im not going based on feelings im going based on facts Scott took out a two hundred fifty thousand dollar life insurance policy out on laci not long before she died he did it so he could be with his mistress he didn't even want the child and he had the most to gain if laci died he didn't go to the funeral instead he went to see his mistress i bet if this dna evidence out there proves hes guilty you would still think hes innocent
I find that pretty suspicious that he should be out fishing that morning at the same lake we’re Lacee ends up dead.
He also sold her car and the house before the bodies were found.
He said he was also testing out the boat who he was going to give to a family member..which there were dozens of closer areas to bring it out on..HE went way out of his way and when asked about fishing..what was he fishing for in that area and when he answered the bait he had was Not used for that type of fish to catch..and the bait package was NOT open...
I lived in that area I walked my dog at point Isabel dog park .He went fishing in those waters and on that day it’s too choppy you get sea sick just looking at the waves . Sorry but I think it’s obvious he is guilty take everything else away he put himself in that exact place . Modesto to Albany /El Cerrito isn’t a hop skip and a jump it’s pretty far to “ try out a boat “
The closest place for him would have been Modesto Reservoir, Don Pedro lake ,lake McClure and 4 others . So why go 1 hour and 36 min without traffic . With traffic 2+ hours makes no sense .
You don't have to believe he's innocent, even I worded my comment wrong, I truly don't know if he's innocent or not, but I do know I would never have convicted him with the evidence introduced at trial, it simply just wasn't enough. Guilty or innocent he (Scott) deserves a fair trial just like you or I and it's my opinion he didn't get that, and at the very least he deserves a new FAIR trial!
I agree. If I'm a juror I'm going to need cold hard facts.@kreepinkodi5684
I don't think that this will change anything. There was so much other evidence against Scott Peterson.
@Truecrimekitty686 really? You know that's not a legal argument, right, "True Crime"?
@Truecrimekitty686 exactly, it's nonsense.
If the DNA matches Laci, then the entire conviction would be overturned because it would mean that the 2 burglars did do it. I hope they finally test it and determine this once and for all.
Really, how do u know that?
They’re saying DA ohs evidence that wud help scott
There was NO physical evidence!
OMG, don't these people have anything else to do but make these families relive this awful nightmare? Let him rot in prison where he belongs!
They are after money if they can get him off..
Not Scott Peterson again. Please leave him where he is - staring at the San Francisco Bay where he left Laci and Connor.
I think he’s guilty, but why not just test the DNA and make 100% sure he’s guilty? Are you not OK with testing it because he was a cheater?
@AustinThinker79 cheating does not equate to murder. I'm not one of those people. The evidence and Scott's actions proved that he was guilty.
View of the bay. San Quentin. Doesn’t even sound like a prison. More like a day at the beach.
@@iamtheeduchessit is a motive for murder
@@AustinThinker79
GUILTY case closed.
He should of got the death penalty.
I was appalled they overturned the death penalty!
Now they are reopening the case.
The jury convicted him.
Case closed.
If he didn’t do it, I think he’d be making a LOT more noise. He had shows lined up to interview him. This was a HUGE case. He certainly never mourned her or Conner’s loss. He called Amber to lie about being in Paris while he was at a candlelight vigil for Laci and Conner.
I’d be surprised if he didn’t do it.
I remember when it happened I was 20 and he was so guilty. He is so guilty. There’s way too much evidence pointing to him.
@@Milaperadotti I was born in 1980. I’m right there with you!
Not caring about your family makes you guilty.
@@JenZ7271981. I don’t know if he really did it.
@@Filthy_Larry No matter how he felt about his family, Redrum is illegal.
Please don't let Laci family and friends to have to relive this murder.
Scott Peterson was found guilty in a court of law.
True but people do have a right to file an appeal. If he is innocent, he does have the rights to prove it. If he committed the crime, hopefully he will remain in prison and not be exonerated. People have been wrongfully convicted before and thankfully they were exonerated but there’s still innocent people who are in prison and deserve to have people fight for their freedom.
@@julievanderleest
Scott Peterson is guilty.
He was convicted.
Case closed.
@@julievanderleest Scott Peterson is not innocent.
Are u delusional 😳
@@julievanderleest Scott Peterson was found guilty in a court of law.
Overwhelmingly evidence.
Case closed.
@user-pg4jg5eh8k
A court of law convicted him.
That's why there is a jury.
Case closed.
He killed them both. Why did he dye his hair and was fleeing with thousands of dollars in his possession. If it was a burglary he wouldn’t have left he would have been concerned about his wife and unborn child. The LA innocence project needs to find an inmate that is truly innocent. He ain’t it.
You hit the nail on the head by mentioning the large amount of money and his altered appearance…innocent people (IMO) wouldn’t act that way
@@myrnashoults9735I was going on vacation. I was also trying out a new look. Don’t judge me. I’m innocent 😇.
I remember when this happened. He is guilty. There are way too many facts. In the case that point to him along with the fact that her body was found in the bay where he was fishing that day and he was on the phone with his girlfriend at his wife’s prayer vigil
What strong evidence they had ?
Exactly...."fishing" but caught no fish & had no bait. Not one tear, because he had already moved on & wanted rid of his beautiful wife. Plus he didn't even want to be a father. Total lying murderer
Guess you are an expert on the subject and the attorneys of the innocence project are novices..
Facts? What about evidence? DNA? This guy
Scott being at the marina that morning couldn’t be a coincidence.
And he kept going back to the marina.
1694cgrnt he was looking out for police activity to see where they were looking - they did find an old anchor which is the subject of a famous phone call. I guess if he saw the boats working too close to x marks the spot he has to decide to take a run to Mexico. Brooks Island is visible from the marina area on a good day and he might well have parked closer than the marina.
Scott saturating the cover of his boat with petrol/gasoline from an alleged weed eater leak and storing it at HOME in his garden shed is very bad luck given he used the boat only once. I guess once he was under suspicion there's nowhere to dump it. I suggest fear of cadaver dogs at his home might have something to do with it.
TEF
Eighteen years later. No way.
If these are the type of criminals the Innocent Project is defending, then I will never support any case they take on. There was so much evidence against him and his behavior at the time was deplorable. This man murdered an 8-month pregnant woman and left her parents mourning for the rest of their lives. Shame on these people!
There really isnt that much evidence that he did it. If you reallly read the court files and examine the case I feel you will think alot differently.
It's about money. Why didn't this guy speak up before now???
Well it’s called the Innocent Project for a reason.
There’s never a case they take where it isn’t someone lock up aka a “criminal”
He needs to have a new trial that is handled properly with EVERY evidence available for both sides. He has rights like every other citizen in the United States that no one has the right to break and violate whether he is guilty or not. Period! That's your fifth amendment right!
So if O j didn’t kill his wife and Ron?
And Casey Anthony did kill her daughter
Who did? Why are they not looking for the person who did do it
If the DNA matches Laci, then it’d be the 2 burglars.
@@AustinThinker79 ok.. I know that…but that didn’t answer the question
@@AustinThinker79the burglars didn't own a van or a car. They had to borrow a car to transport the safe they stole during the burglary on the 26th.
LA Innocence Project looking a bit foolish imo
It’s prob just because his crazy sister in law has heckled them for years
Scott Peterson told his would be girlfriend that his wife was dead......then Laci turned up missing & then dead. 💙☮️🙏🇺🇸🤪
the affair, his words, go fishing on Christmas Eve far away while wife is ready to pop, his lack of emotion, the boat no one knew about, the cement anchors, his behavior after the murders and watching the investigators while they were searching the harbor. Scott would win as a prime suspect even if someone random killed her because it all lines up and reflects his guilt.
@@davida1251yeah the anchors have always been a good clue.. he was missing some, and the body was tied down under the water. When she floated the weights stayed down but the ropes were still there I believe.
That part.
Right?!?
That's great, but why did Scott dye his hair, disguise his appearance and withdrawal 10k while being arrested in San Diego?
The A&E docuseries on this was amazing because I wouldn’t be surprised if he did not do it, the evidence is not as concrete as the media made it seem
If you followed the trial, it was pretty concrete.
Sorry to hear you were duped by the Peterson family documentary.
The A&E docuseries is not “the Peterson family documentary”. They didn’t produce it. 🤥
@@denisegallegos9773 they included the trial. Watch the documentary.
Media is liberal and can twist a story any way they want.
just lost respect for this project
He's coming out of the woodwork now???? Boy bye!
The fact that anyone thinks he's not guilty is absolutely appalling!
The husband could have paid someone to do it. This guy is not with his wife on Christmas eve day. He has a girlfriend! Seems like he would be guilty
that sob is guilty he murdered his wife&unborned baby ok
What about Scott being at the lake where they found lacy
I know there wasnt much DNA evidence but I think his behavior made him guilty.
The Innocence Project do not take on cases unless they have good reason to believe in a persons Innocence..and some pretty compelling evidence to back them up ..PERIOD!
This is ridiculous…he’s guilty
So when did a fire investigator become an expert in homicide cases?
They better not get him off on some technical detail. Laci is still dead, and nothing is going to change that.
The innocence project doesn’t take up cases on a whim to get people off on technicalities they only take up cases where they believe a person has been wrongly convicted.
So he’s having an affair and decides to kill his wife when she’s over 8 months pregnant, and he’s gonna do it knowing they are going to meet up with her family for the holiday. Makes zero sense and it never has. You can’t imprison him for being a shitty husband
If Scott is actually innocent then he has the worst luck in the world because the evidence against him would be just coincidence's. Like his wife's body washing ashore in the same place where he went fishing the morning of her disappearance.
All roads lead back to Scott Peterson. GUILTY!
This is abhorrent. I was a little girl when this happened, I remember seeing Laci’s smiling, red dress picture every single morning on the news. I have faith in the law, despite the fact these days it seems like there’s not enough reason to I still do, but giving this man another trial after he has exhausted all of his appeals, been through a habeas corpus filing, not to mention when he was arrested he was fleeing the country with bleach blonde hair and a beard. The cops told him they had found his wife and child and right afterward he asked for a cheeseburger, fries, and a milkshake. I feel so terrible for her family after all this time.
Peterson is as guilty as it gets - darn criminal justice system smells
This is like Rodney King, where there's NO 'extra' evidence that could possibly change his guilt. Surely the IP has better cases to help out than this guy.
Amber Frye SEALED this case. There is ZERO doubt this man murdered his wife.
The innocence project makes big money by seeing local agencies if they can get him off.
Test it, if they can, and let's put this to bed.
Guilty as sin. Interviewed just like Chris Watts and so much circumstancial evidence, which is still evidence. Major motive also. I think he is where he belongs imo.
Give me a break! Who else could have done this? The boat, the cement blocks near where she was found?
Exactly !
There were no cement blocks found (aside from the one anchor he made that was in his boat).
Finally! Evidence leading to murder and not cheating!
I'm pretty sure Scott knows it wasn't Laci's blood in that van.
You know he did this and thats that! He told his mistress before lacy was even dead that he was a widower! He lied about so many things in the case!! Stop with the crap about his innocence and just let him rot in prison! He didnt show any remorse after they found her and the baby and he tried running to mexico!! Despicable human being and he should be lucky he didnt get the death penalty after all. He has a bigger cell now with more allowances !! Sickening!!!
I always believed scott innocent, especially after how the jury acted after they sentenced him
Oh please. That guy is guilty as sin.
I call total BS! This man killed his wife & unborn child!!! If this gets overturned, I will be f’ing AMAZED!!!! 😡😡
Hes guilty as sin!' Shame on the la innocence project trying too get a guilty murderer and baby killer off the hook! Prayers to lacy and connors family 😢
Somewhere somebody is sitting down with a tv network promoting a "docudrama" about this...
Huh huh, Who's to say he didn't hire someone to kill his wife also. Just waay too much circumstantial evidence against him.
Agree!
Never mind the dozens of pieces of evidence that proved his guilt beyond any doubt.
So many wasted resources on this case ….. they’d be better spent on hundreds of lesser known actually falsely accused people 😢
Are you kidding me? The DNA would be irreparably contaminated by the fire, plus what is the evidence that this van has any connection to this case?
CEMENT BLOCKS, he never gave a straight answer why he had the cement blocks, where did they go? He used them to weigh her body down.
Ah, yes, he did. He told the lead detective that he made one anchor for his boat because the guy he bought the boat from didn’t want to include his anchors with the boat. The seller of the boat testified to this being true.
There was never any proof that additional anchors were made. But law enforcement sure tried to find them. They went out to the Bay 51 times (were talking extensive grid searches) looking for anchors or any other evidence and found nothing.
I know this is an unpopular opinion but I’ve looked into this case many times and there were always things that didn’t make sense. He was convicted by public opinion
He was convicted because he was having an affair. There have been serious doubts about this case for years.
@@virginia3222💯💯
Yall both right 🎯
@virginia3222 way more than that convicted him
What things?
Key evidence wasn't investigated because they already decided who did it. I believe he was framed, because he was being punished for his adultery.
List the key evidence that wasn't investigated.
They should test it and end it already. Let Laci and her baby Rest In Peace. From what I saw and heard from all that has been reported, I don’t doubt he did it.
So he dyed his hair and ran away, hid for no reason? Told his girlfriend his wife was dead long ago. It was a random psycho?
Why did he die his hair and was heading to Mexico?
Why didn’t this fire guy speak up earlier?
All I know is all those jury members are screaming in their freaking pillows, saying oh my God he may get free and all what we did was for nothing
I hate jury duty. So boring.
I’m sure in jail he’s convinced himself he’s innocent.
Did y'all know that while Scott showed no concern for Laci, he did show total concern for Amber, in one of the recorded calls, after he'd been trying to reach her for a few hours and couldn't get an answer? Yep. I couldn't believe that when I first heard that call.
Imagine if he didn’t do this
So if he doesn't have an opinion in Scott's case. Why is he on tv talking about thr case.
This case isn't a mystery. Scott was cheating on his wife. He was angry, than his wife ends up going to the beyond.
Its known that Scott was the only man in her life and he knew that.
Would love to hear from Al Brocchini! Al, where you at!?
Nothing can erase the video of him, looking at himself committing the crime in his neighbour living room.
Wrong case.
It would be crazy if he’s actually not guilty and gets free.i would sue big time if I was him
He is guilty
If dna evidence in the burnt out van is Laci’s than his conviction will be overturned. I have no doubt he will get a multi million settlement for all that trouble. If the evidence does genuinely prove he didn’t do it.
oh what a bunch of rubbish...there is overwhelming evidence that he did it...if you cant convict anyone with that much evidence then might as well give up on investigating crimes...like RIDICULOUS
What does that have to do with the case? Laci and Connor were washed up on the shoreline where Scott went fishing, so that evidence has nothing to do with the fact that he killed his wife and unborn son. So that evidence shouldn't be a new reason why they are going to use that to get him out of prison, he killed her and he is right where he is supposed to be at, locked up in prison for what he did to Laci and Connor! I never once thought he was innocent because he knew that she was dead and he knew it all along, so he has a home where he belongs!
You're crazy to think he's innocent. Why would they let a baby killer out?
He did it ..he killed his wife..he wanted out and didn't want to be a father either....
I think this is great! I have no idea how the prosecution got a guilty verdict with what little supposed evidence they had, but people really wanted him to be guilty. Dont get me wrong Scott is a horrible husband, but is he truly a murderer? So he cheated on his pregnant wife, is that enough for the death penalty? If so how many other husbands would fall to the death penalty? But what I've been saying since she went missing is- ok he's a horrible husband but WHAT OF HE REALLY DIDN'T DO IT? Now all these years later its finally being looked at, really looked at. The Innocence Project really investigated all they could before taking his case, they don't want to waste time and money on someone who is most likely guilty. So that tells me all I need to know. Also never really checked into was the amount of pregnant women who went missing around that time. And they were later found dead some was found after they came up in the bay. But the public didn't hear about that. I'll tell you now the burglary across the street then her going missing a few hours later is an extremely rare coincidence. There is just a lot to this case that needs investigating before he spends his life in prison. Because again I ask what if he really didn't do it? Yeah I get everybody's retort but he did this and this. And yes its all horrible but what if he really didn't kill his pregnant wife? What if?
The house was robbed after 10:30 am. Peterson was long gone by then. Driving to the marina. He's guilty
There was really only motive in this case, no forensic evidence.
There actually was forensic evidence. Lacey’s hair in pliers in Scott’s boat and Scott’s blood on the bed
What evidence was there that this man did anything at all?
You've got to be kidding, how ridiculous! He planned to golf but, instead, went "fishing" on a cold day, dyed his hair and was arrested before he could cross the Mexican border. Oh yes, there is Amber Frey, (completely innocent) in his warped mind, his girlfriend, telling her a made up story, that the fireworks from the Eiffel Tower were awesome.
And to top it off ~ Laci's and Connor's bodies were found in the spot he went fishing!
Really? Please say you're not serious.
He was seeing his mistress while his wife and unborn child were missing. GUILTY.
😂😂😂😂
This may not prove his innocence but it may add an element of doubt or reduce the beyond a shadow of a doubt to his being guilty. Incredible that neither the prosecution or defense looked into it at the time of his trial.
They implied a Brady violation - prosecution never provided the evidence to the defense.
@@anonymoose116 That may be enough to retry or get him off even if he was really guilty…
@@antoniodelrey164 I doubt very much it'll cause his verdict to be overturned without a new trial.
He will be LUCKY to get a new trial.
In all likelihood, the appellate court will decide that this evidence is irrelevant and affirm.
The police had tunnel vision. A&E did a 5 part special going into detail all the mistakes the investigation and prosecution made. It’s pretty crazy. If he was tried again now, he would likely not get convicted. There was only one article of physical evidence, but even that could likely be explained. The police’s theories were erroneous. He could still have done it, but they had when wrong and didn’t know where or how. Why was pretty shaky too.
@@pnwlady do you know if that's streaming anywhere? I want to watch that!
Just a comment, I don’t have an opinion about guilt. If someone was holding Lacey or if the had killed her and looking for a place to dump her body the media gave them that location by announcing where Scott claimed he was fishing.
Everyone is entitled to their day in court, but Im pretty sure as are most, he did it. Ive no doubt. He did it. Ive no doubt, his conviction will stand.
The innocents project should be ashamed of themselves. Ill never trust them.
Someone at the "LA Innocent Project" must find him handsome/attractive, wants this case reopened in hopes he is somehow released.. Why else?? Didn't hear how this van/evidence is linked to this case..??!!?
who goes fishing 90 miles away alone on christmas eve when you have a wife and a girlfriend
When he is found innocent and gets out of prison, he better sue the state of California!
Maybe you should date him since he's such an honorable guy
@@michaelbrock6210 maybe I will ✌🏻
@@EricaChavira-on4oz I heard Richard ramirez is single too. Or was...
@@michaelbrock6210 nah Scotty boy is more my type 😍
@@EricaChavira-on4oz Totally ha nothing like a sociopathic narcissistic delusional murderer to do it for you
Naw son. Scott IS GUILTY PEOPLE. Leave that man where he is. He killed Laci and Conner. Let them rest.❤
Scott peterson is innocent
If, in fact, credible DNA evidence puts Stacy in the burned out van, then Scott walks. It's as simple as that.
Good luck getting another wife.
@@stephenmorton8017he's already got fangirls
@@rensinclair4218 hahahah. fame in America will draw lots of skank.
Marriage is for losers anyway.
ITS LACI DUMMY😂
Justice ⚖️ for Laci & Connor 😢
I think he's not guilty of murder, but was guilty of being a terrible husband.❤
SP is clever. He is using this group to find anything that will give him another chance.
You mean to tell me the evidence in the court room was not enkugh for the defense to comprehend?
Dude is guilty. Stop this madness
I’ve watched at least 50 trials… including following this one. Admittedly… I thought Geragos was NOT a good choice for his defense. Did him a disservice IMO.
I believe Michael Jackson wisely dropped him & hired Mesereau instead.
Whether I think Scott is guilty or not is irrelevant. I think it’s the right thing to do… to turn over every stone in this case.
The stakes are too high for any innocent to be in prison. Only Laci, Conner & Scott himself, know if he did it or not at this point. There were 6 pregnant women who came to their demise during that time period & in that area.
Let’s find out… I say.
Really well said!
Micheal jackson lawyer wasn't that good Danny masterson got convicted
Scott Peterson is guilty. End of story.
Bro is guilty AF.
So everyone forget his lover ??? He’s Guilty!!
Scott Peterson is guilty, end of story.
This man is so far from innocent!
This is a murderer, just let things the way they are…guilty as charged!!